Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    California State University-Long Beach graduates 26 pts more of its students than Georgia State (82% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    California State University-Long Beach grads earn $17K more ten years out than Georgia State's ($64,403 vs. $47,384)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    California State University-Long Beach has 16 pts more first-gen students than Georgia State (49% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Georgia State is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.66)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Georgia State's yield is 6 pts higher than California State University-Long Beach's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    California State University-Long Beach is a bit larger (35,924 vs. 26,623)

    Undergrads

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

California State University-Long Beach admits 46%, Georgia State 55%; Georgia State's yield is higher, at 23%.

Acceptance rate
Georgia State55%
California State University-Long Beach46%
Quad's selectivity
  • Georgia StateSelective
  • California State University-Long BeachVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Georgia State
940–1180
California State University-Long BeachTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Georgia StateGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • California State University-Long BeachGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

California State University-Long Beach is a bit larger than Georgia State (35,924 vs. 26,623 undergrads); Georgia State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Georgia State26.6K
California State University-Long Beach35.9K
Pell Grant share
Georgia State51%
California State University-Long Beach50%

Majors and faculty

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies leads at Georgia State, and Business Administration and Management at California State University-Long Beach.

Students per faculty member
Georgia State25 to 1
California State University-Long Beach23 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Georgia StateMulti-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other10%
  • California State University-Long BeachBusiness Administration and Management, General15%

What each costs

California State University-Long Beach costs about $1.8K less a year than Georgia State on average; Georgia State's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Georgia State$21.6K
California State University-Long Beach$19.8K
Aid generosity
Georgia State34%
California State University-Long Beach31%

What each pays off

California State University-Long Beach's former students earn more, a median $64.4K ten years after enrolling.

Median earnings, 10 years
Georgia State$47.4K
California State University-Long Beach$64.4K
Graduation rate
Georgia State57%
California State University-Long Beach82%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Georgia State got more selective while California State University-Long Beach got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Georgia StateGrowing+160%
  • California State University-Long BeachGrowing+46%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why